Group Meeting One Part I.Directions:Pick five of these questions and apply them to your book.Each student should turn in a results sheet. 1)What does it mean to be a man or woman? 2)Is a person inherently good, bad, or both? 3)Is a person basically alone or an integral number of society? 4)Does a person have free will or is he controlled by fate? 5)Does truth change? 6)What is love? 7) What is evil and why does it exist? 8)How important is money? 9)How important is nature? 10)How important is technology? Part II:How do the focusing statements and/or questions apply to your novel thus far? 1.Vonnegut subverts traditional storytelling. 2.How does Vonnegut’s personal experiences inform his writing? 3.How does history define his writing? 4.Is your novel pessimistic?
Part I. Directions: Pick five of these questions and apply them to your book. Each student should turn in a results sheet.
1) What does it mean to be a man or woman?
2) Is a person inherently good, bad, or both?
3) Is a person basically alone or an integral number of society?
4) Does a person have free will or is he controlled by fate?
5) Does truth change?
6) What is love?
7) What is evil and why does it exist?
8) How important is money?
9) How important is nature?
10) How important is technology?
Part II: How do the focusing statements and/or questions apply to your novel thus far?
1. Vonnegut subverts traditional storytelling.
2. How does Vonnegut’s personal experiences inform his writing?
3. How does history define his writing?
4. Is your novel pessimistic?